Stalk eliminator

Abstract

The stalk eliminator chops stalks, uproots stalks, and re-chops stalks. The apparatus includes a front stalk chopper on a rotating cylinder with angularly attached blades. A plow tool attaches to the apparatus and provides a subsoiler wing behind and under the front stalk chopper. A rear stalk chopper on a rotating cylinder with angularly attached blades follows the plow tool.

We claim: 
     
       1. A stalk eliminator comprising:
 a frame, 
 a front stalk chopper includes a front rolling cylinder attached to a left frame side member of the frame and a right frame side member of the frame with a shaft supported by the frame for rotation of the front rolling cylinder while towing, including columns of angularly attached blades, 
 a plow tool situated behind each column of angularly attached blades of the front stalk chopper and including a foot with a subsoiler wing, and a terminal end of the foot extends below the level of the front stalk chopper blades, and 
 a rear stalk chopper includes a rear rolling cylinder attached to a left frame side member of the frame and a right frame side member of the frame with a shaft supported by the frame for rotation of the rear rolling cylinder while towing, including columns of angularly attached blades, whereby the subsoiler wing runs directly under a root of stalks dislodging the root, and the rear stalk chopper re-chops the stalks and further decimates the dislodged root. 
 
     
     
       2. The stalk eliminator of  claim 1  further comprises:
 a right bearing affixed to a right end of said shaft of the front stalk chopper and a left bearing affixed to a left end of said shaft of the front stalk chopper,
 a right bearing affixed to a right end of said shaft of the rear stalk chopper and a left bearing affixed to a left end of said shaft of the rear stalk chopper, and 
 the bearings located on an outside of the frame provide access for maintenance. 
 
 
     
     
       3. The stalk eliminator of  claim 1  in which said plow tool situated behind each column of angularly attached blades of the front stalk chopper further comprises:
 a curved elongate vertical shaft formed by a narrow flat plate steel terminating in the foot at an operating end, and a shank handle forming the upper end of said plow tool and the upper end attached via a shank bracket mount to the frame, 
 and the shank handle mount holds the shank handle for adjustment of the height of the shank and the foot, and 
 the shank handle of each plow tool is spatially arranged between the blades of the respective rear stalk chopper columns of angularly attached blades, whereby the blades clean the shank handle. 
 
     
     
       4. The stalk eliminator of  claim 1  further comprises an adjustable crumbler attached behind the rear stalk chopper, whereby the crumbler crushes clods and levels a field during use of the stalk eliminator. 
     
     
       5. The stalk eliminator of  claim 1  further comprises said blades of said columns of angularly attached blades attach to each respective rolling cylinder at a specific angle from a parallel centerline of the respective cylinder. 
     
     
       6. The stalk eliminator of  claim 5  in which:
 said blades are between ten and twelve inches long and comprise boron steel, and 
 said blades attach to holders attached on each respective rolling cylinder, and the holders determine the specific angle from the parallel centerline of the respective cylinder the blades attach. 
 
     
     
       7. The stalk eliminator of  claim 6  in which the specific angle from the parallel centerline of the respective cylinder the blades attach is 65 to 85 degrees. 
     
     
       8. The stalk eliminator of  claim 6  in which the specific angle from the parallel centerline of the respective cylinder the blades attach is 75 degrees. 
     
     
       9. The stalk eliminator of  claim 5  in which the blades include an angular shape having a long end that is eight inches in height and a short end that is five inches in height. 
     
     
       10. The stalk eliminator of  claim 1  in which the subsoiler wing of the plow tool situated behind each column of angularly attached blades of the front stalk chopper mounts on the foot, and the subsoiler wing includes a center plow tine, a left wing, and a right wing, and each of the left wing and the right wing approaches a soil in a field at thirty degrees.